Day 263 - did NOT hit my goal for today

So as those of you who have been with me for awhile know, I've set a number of goals on my weight loss journey. 

Earlier on, I tended to hit them most of the time, here or there I was late on the date I set to hit them, but it wasn't too bad.

Well, I am 7.4 lbs more than I wanted to be today.  And that was giving myself a generous timeline to hit my 199 entry to ONEderland.

I'm a bit down about it but I can look at where I've come from so far and realize that sometimes I was late on my previous  goals but I ALWAYS ACHIEVE THEM EVENTUALLY!

So that's how I am going to look at this as well.

This is not going to make me binge or give up.

It's a reminder that I need to re-focus because, admittedly, I've been really stressed with the whole Hubs still doesn't have a job situation and it's a real emotional and energy drain on me.

I can't make someone hire, I can only place it in the hands of the Universe and have faith that everything happens for a reason and that something good will come out of this.

What I CAN do, is re-invest that energy I've been spending worrying and venting back into myself because, frankly, I am feeling exhausted on ALL fronts lately and that's not how I want to be feeling.

Busy day and a temporary gain

I say temporary because it was looking worse when I weighed myself yesterday but my 3 hrs of walking around at the mall with Hubs yesterday must've helped.

weight:  208.8 lbs   +0.8

I can deal with this since today was the last day of my 10 days of antibiotics - which means I can get back to taking my B12, my iron and my Vitamin D and I won't be nauseous from the antibiotics anymore (nor sore and feverish from the infection).

Believe me - it was worse yesterday... as the scale was showing 210 in the a.m. before I breast-fed Baby Girl, but I waited until I had to weigh in on x-weighted to see if things would resolve themselves.

Now I've got to get hustling and catch up on my loss so I can make my April 11th goal of 199 lbs!

What else is going on?

Clocks changed today and I hate that... had Board of Directors training today (which went surprisingly well), I have Baby Girl asleep on my lap as I type so I might keep this one short.

Was going to write about a nasty one-line FB msg I received today but, frankly, it's not worth going into.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for your positive comments on my posts.  I truly do appreciate each and every one of them and each of you for taking the time to say something.

A lot of the time I just respond with some form of "thank you" because it's still hard for me to accept a compliment and I still have some negative self-talk that makes me want to explain all the things that are still "wrong" with me -- but I am really working on resisting the negative stuff.

And your feedback and input really does help me with that so...


THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Holy Crap! (not literally) - 2 goals crossed off thanks to a 2 lb drop overnight!

OK, so I felt bloated yesterday and had some residual "girl stuff" happening but, as you all know, I was really happy about hitting 210.0 lbs yesterday.

Now, here comes a lil TMI but I slept in this a.m. - actually had nookie last night with Hubs and ended up going to sleep around 2:30 a.m. so he let me sleep until about 10 a.m.

That's the longest chunk of uninterrupted sleep I've had in awhile.

Got on the scale after I went pee this a.m. and I was down 2 lbs!!!

AWESOME!!!

weight: 208.0 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, it was AMAZING to see!
In fact, here's a pic!

 

So that's TWO more goals crossed off as of TODAY!!!

**25% = 208.5 lbs by March 10, 2011 - CHECK!

70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs by March 11, 2011 - CHECK!

(Does this mean I have to put out more often???)

LOL!

Hit a goal, & did a small vlog late last night

First off, I recorded the short video last night but I didn't have it uploaded before I went to bed - it was done though by this morning. If you are curious -- it will be at the bottom of the post :>

weight: 210.0 lbs

I am very happy about this! 210.0 puts me into the Obese category from Severely Obese re: BMI.

I've had a bit more of a struggle with motivation and stress since the year started and I was really worried that I might not make this goal in my assigned time line (which was more generous than I've been in the past).

I am down 68 lbs since July 23, 2010 and down 76 lbs since my post-pregnancy weight as recorded on April 4, 2010!!!

My next two upcoming goals are just a smidge lower than where I am now...

208.5 lbs will put me at a 25% loss of my July 23, 2010 weight and 208.0 lbs will put me at a 70 lb loss from my July 23, 2010 weight!


For motivational purposes, let me remind myself (and all my readers) of my achieved goals:

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010
**50 lbs of my July 23rd weight lost = 228.0 lbs - CHECK as of Dec 16, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs (I'd be 225 lbs) by Dec 24, 2010 - CHECK 224.4 lbs as of Dec 27, 2010
** 20% of my July 23rd weight lost = 222.4 lbs - CHECK 222.0 lbs as of Dec 29, 2010
60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 218 lbs by Feb 2, 2011 - CHECK 217.0 lbs as of Jan 25, 2011
Move from Severely Obese to Obese = weight of 210 lbs by March 1, 2011 - CHECK 210.0 lbs as of Feb 27, 2011

And here are my upcoming goals:

**25% = 208.5 lbs by March 10, 2011
 
70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs by March 11, 2011 

ONEDERLAND!!!! aka 79 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 199 lbs (lower than I was when I married my ex in May 2001) by April 11, 2011
 
80 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 198 lbs by May 11, 2011
**30% = 194.6 lbs by May 24, 2011 

90 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 188 lbs by June 11, 2011

  **35% = 180.7 lbs lowest long-term goal set by my naturopath by July 11, 2011 

Move from Obese to Overweight = weight of 180 lbs by July 13, 2011 

100 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 178 lbs by July 23, 2011 

**37% = 175.1 lbs current long-term GOAL

110 lbs lost from my July 23. 2010 weight = weight of 168 lbs

**40% = 166.8 lbs

120 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 158 lbs

**45% = 152.9 lbs current DREAM goal

Move from Overweight to Normal = weight of 150 lbs

130 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 148 lbs

**50% = 139 lbs (unlikely but I thought it would be nice to end the list at 50%)

Now, here's the short video from last night...

math time...

From and including: Friday, February 18, 2011
To and including: Saturday, July 23, 2011
It is 156 days from the start date to the end date, end date included
Or 5 months, 6 days including the end date

Alternative time units

156 days can be converted to one of these units:

• 13,478,400 seconds
• 224,640 minutes
• 3744 hours
• 22 weeks (rounded down)

So 22 weeks until I hit my one year anniversary of making healthy lifestyle changes.

If I lose 2 lbs a wk that will bring me down another 44 lbs by July 23rd.

My weigh-in this morning was

weight: 212.0 lbs

Take away 44 lbs and that would have me down to 166 lbs.  Remember 178 will be my 100 lbs lost number.

100 lbs lost in a year?  I'm getting there!!!!

Awesome weight update + "The Freakishly Uncoordinatedness of ME" aka the dangers of weight loss

First of all...

weight: 217.0 lbs


I even took a pic of the scale this morning on my 3rd check to make sure that number was right...

 (it's blurry because the it showed up better without using the flash).

 So here's a reminder of the weight loss goals I have achieved thus far based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th, 2010
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010
**50 lbs of my July 23rd weight lost = 228.0 lbs - CHECK as of Dec 16, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs (I'd be 225 lbs) by Dec 24, 2010 - CHECK 224.4 lbs as of Dec 27, 2010
** 20% of my July 23rd weight lost = 222.4 lbs - CHECK 222.0 lbs as of Dec 29, 2010
60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 218 lbs by Feb 2, 2011 - CHECK 217.0 lbs as of Jan 25, 2011

My upcoming goals are:

Move from Severely Obese to Obese = weight of 210 lbs by March 1, 2011
**25% = 208.5 lbs (10 lbs lower than I was when I met Hubs in Jan '07) by March 10, 2011
70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs by March 11, 2011
ONEDERLAND!!!! aka 79 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 199 lbs (lower than I was when I married my ex) by April 11, 2011
80 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 198 lbs by May 11, 2011
**30% = 194.6 lbs by May 24, 2011
90 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 188 lbs by June 11, 2011 **35% = 180.7 lbs lowest long-term goal set by my naturopath by July 11, 2011
Move from Obese to Overweight = weight of 180 lbs by July 13, 2011
100 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 178 lbs by July 23, 2011
**37% = 175.1 lbs current long-term GOAL
**40% = 166.8 lbs
**45% = 152.9 lbs current DREAM goal
Move from Overweight to Normal = weight of 150 lbs
**50% = 139 lbs (unlikely but I thought it would be nice to end the list at 50%)

Now, on to the freakishly uncoordinatedness of me aka the perils of weight loss.

So, I haven't been spending much re: new clothes because things are tight financially around here.  Well, I may have to consider it.

I was walking up the stairs last night and my PJ bottoms started to slide down and I didn't notice and I managed to catch the big toe on my left foot in the bottom of my right PJ leg and tripped myself and fell.

Of course, I fell bad leg first against the stairs.  Yep, that's right.  Landed on the leg I fell on last week outside on the ice of the rec center.

Check out my knee NOW...

 

So, with everything going on lately I did not post anything reflecting on the year 2010

Let me take care of that now.

2010 was quite the year for me.

In January, I was cold and I was pregnant and I was worrying about everything someone who is pregnant while being morbidly obese could worry about.

In February, I was about the same as above, though heavier.

March was awesome though.  It was Step-Daughter's bday on March 5th

and on March 24th I had Baby Girl and that was amazing!

The next few months were just kind of a blur where I only lost 8 lbs from what I weighed on April 4, 2010.

Then Son turned 8 on July 13th.

Ten days later, I was lying in bed, trying to sleep and I just couldn't and that's when I came down to the computer and started this blog.

At that point in time - even losing 10 lbs seemed like a crazy dream but, I started making changes and I did lose weight.







From July 23rd - Dec 29th - I lost 56 pounds!! 

Yes, the year ended on a low note re: the fire next door and the smell in our unit and us having to be elsewhere for 5 nights BUT, that does not take away from the fact that I think I had an amazing year, overall.

We are just barely into January and I am back on track after the time away and I anticipate good things from myself, my life and the year.

How much do I want to lose in total this year?  I'm not sure.  I will say a minimum of  65 lbs to a maximum of 86 lbs.

There are 52 wks in a year (and this week isn't over) so that would be 1.25 to 1.65 lbs per wk if I plan for it to take a year.

And that is OK, but if I can manage the same range of loss as I did in the first part of my journey which (if I counted right) was 56 lbs in 24 weeks (or an average of 2.33 lbs per wk) I could do this as rapidly as 28 wks (for 65 lbs lost by July 15th) or  36 wks for 86 lbs lost by Sept 9th.

So the tricky part is this...

What time line do I put on my goals for 2011?

I am unsure that I can expect the same rate of loss per week as I started off with.

So here we go...

My goals for 2011

I plan on a 1.25 to a 2.25 lb loss per wk until I reach a size and weight I feel comfortable and healthy at and then from there - it will be maintenance.

• By the end of the year a minimum loss of 65 lbs to a maximum of 86 lbs lost from today's weight of 225.2 lbs
• I will record a weigh-in whenever I have a loss
• I will record a weigh-in NO MATTER WHAT within 7 days of my last weigh-in even if I am at a plateau
• I will track number victories based on every 10 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 start weight of 278 lbs
• I will keep blogging
• I will keep logging my food
• I will keep myself moving

So my next goal is 60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight aka hitting 218 lbs.  And that is what I weighed when I first met Hubs.  And it is 7.2 lbs away from where I am right now.  Hubs and I count our anniversary as the day we first "met" on POF.

Which was Jan 26th a few yrs ago.  We met in person for the first time on that Feb 2nd (see the pic of us with the flower in our mouths).

So - 218 lbs by Feb 2, 2011 -- here I come!!!

Woo Hoo! Another goal acheived!!! Day 160

This morning's weigh-in (after breast-feeding but before a #2 since I woke up feeling constipated again)

weight: 222.0 lbs !!!!!

The Wii Fit must be having a positive effect or else it's just that we've had a few days of staying home so I've not had any cookies, for example.

Or it was the fact that my bowels were moving well yesterday even after my last post.

I don't know but I am not complaining about this at all!

Have a new case of water so I can get my water in.  Have a naturopath appointment today so I'll be in TO with 1G1D1Y and Baby Girl is coming with us too which gives Hubs and Step-Daughter a bit of alone time until Son gets home.

Weight Goals IN-PROGRESS 
(starting from my 278 lbs weight on July 23, 2010):

60 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 218 lbs (what I weighed when I met Hubs in Jan '07)

Move from Severely Obese to Obese = weight of 210 lbs

**25% = 208.5 lbs


70 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 208 lbs

ONEDERLAND!!!! aka 79 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 199 lbs (lower than I was when I married my ex)

80 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 198 lbs

**30% = 194.6 lbs

90 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 188 lbs

**35% = 180.7 lbs lowest long-term goal set by my naturopath

Move from Obese to Overweight = weight of 180 lbs

100 lbs lost from my July 23, 2010 weight = weight of 178 lbs

**37% = 175.1 lbs current long-term GOAL

Checking out the wii fit + balance board

It says my age is 43.  5 yrs older than I am.

But here's my awesome news this a.m.

weight:  224.4 lbs!!!

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010:

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK

5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK

Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK

Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th

Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK

** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK

Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)

Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)

Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010

**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010

Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010

Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010

**50 lbs of my July 23rd weight lost = 228.0 lbs - CHECK as of Dec 16, 2010

Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs (I'd be 225 lbs) by Dec 24, 2010 - CHECK 224.4 lbs as of Dec 27, 2010

Good morning! Day 141 *edited*

weight:  229.0 lbs

(Thank goodness for bowel movements!!!)

That means I have acheived my Dec 11th goal today!!!

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 lbs as of Nov 19, 2010  

Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010 

Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010 - CHECK 229.0 lbs as of Dec 10, 2010

Day 122 - I just woke up and BOOM achieved another goal

Good morning!

Since my weigh-in was done later on in the evening last night I was hoping I'd be lower than that this morning since I am usually up a bit near the end of the day.

I have passed my Nov 23rd goal weight of 235 by 1 pound!

weight:  234.0 lbs!!!!

Nice start of the day for me... (we slept like crap again last night due to Baby Girl's fussing).

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 as of Nov 19, 2010 

Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs (I'd be 235 lbs) by Nov 23, 2010 - CHECK 234.0 lbs as of Nov 21, 2010

Day 120 - 15% of my July 23rd weight is officially gone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woke up and hit another goal.

weight:  236.0 lbs!!!!!!!!

Must thank 1G1D1Y for getting me to join her for the walk last night (I was already in my warm jammies so that's what I wore.)

THIS MEANS:

• I've lost 60 lbs from my highest recorded weight (which was 15 days before I had Baby Girl)
• I've lost 50 lbs since I got home from the hospital after having Baby Girl in March
• I've lost 42 lbs since I began this journey in earnest on July 23, 2010
• I am 1 lb away from my Nov 23rd goal of 235 lbs

Good morning! :)

ACHIEVED weight goals based on my 278 weight as of July 23, 2010

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 - CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 - CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010 - CHECK 239.0 lbs as of Nov 9th, 2010
**15% of my July 23rd weight lost = 236.3 lbs (lower than I was when I first met Baby Girl's godparents in the summer of '07) - CHECK 236.0 as of Nov 19, 2010

Day 110 - hit my Nov 11th goal today!

weight: 239.0 lbs

Am frustrated because when I came home from boot camp last night, Hubs was on the computer dealing with a trojan virus thing.

And Hubs was using my "side" of the computer, not his.

So I ran anti-virus and such on my side but the damn virus wouldn't let me deal with it.

As I type now, I am logged in on Hubs "side" of the computer and it seems to be fine so far.

But I am seriously fucking irritated!

Re-structured my goals display on the blog

I decided to split them up so I have my achieved goals in one section and then the goals that are in-progress underneath.

I think it looks better -what do you think?

Day 108 - issues with my weight loss ticker

weight:  239.6  <-- my Nov 11th goal is to be at 239 -- hubs thinks that I should count this, but hopefully I will be at least 239 even by the 11th (or lower)

Tried to update the ticker but it's not working.

Time change happened last night and I feel off today, even though we are gained an hour.

Heading out to Shoppers in a bit - we're out of adult Tylenol and infant's Tylenol.

No breakfast yet, just a glass of orange juice.

No idea what I might write about today - hence the choppiness of this post.

Goal update (still day 93)

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
5% of my July 23rd weight lost = 264.1 lbs CHECK 
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
** 10% of my July 23rd weight lost = 250.2 lbs - CHECK 
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 CHECK (248.0 actually)
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010  CHECK (exactly 33 lbs lost since July 23rd)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010
** 15% of my July 23rd weight lost  = 236.3 lbs
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs by Nov 23, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs by Dec 24, 2010
** 20% of my July 23rd weight lost  = 222.4 lbs

I will set more goals after I have achieved these ones.  I keep playing with setting some goal as of Jan 1st, 2011 because it seems like a cool idea but I may be pushing myself as it is and I've been warned re: boot camp that I might gain weight or stay the same because I'll be building muscle and retaining more water (but I'm kind of confused about all that).

And remember:  Dec 24th will be 22 wks from when I decided I was fat as hell and not going to take it anymore.
Losing 2 lbs a wk would have me at a 44 lb loss by Dec 24th so I may be aiming a bit high.
I need to lose an average of 2.4 per wk to get to a 53 lbs total loss by Dec 24th and that means I still need to survive Halloween (plus a belated Canadian Thanksgiving that has not been re-scheduled yet) and continue to lose.

My total weight loss will be acceptable if it is between 22 to 66 lbs by Dec 24th which equals out to losing anywhere from 1 to 3 lbs per week. (although I don't think I've ever lost 3 lbs in one week).

And my promise to myself is this:

Whether I hit these goals in the time line I've listed or if it takes a little bit longer, I will celebrate the fact that every lb I lose - the healthier and happier I will be getting.

BMI

If I want to have a BMI of 25 I need my weight to be closer to 150 lbs. That's 10 lbs lower than my original goal weight and 25 lbs lower than my current personal goal weight...

update of my prior goals

Goal 1: lose 10 lbs by Aug 23, 2010 - CHECK
Goal 2: get to 265 lbs - CHECK
Goal 3: get to 258 lbs by Sept 11, 2010 <-- CHECK as of Sept 18th
Goal 4: total weight loss at least 23 lbs by Sept 23, 2010 - CHECK
Goal 5: get to 249 lbs by Oct 11, 2010 CHECK 248.0 actually
Goal 6: total weight loss at least 33 lbs by Oct 23, 2010 (with Thanskgiving this could be tricky)
Goal 7: get to 239 lbs by Nov 11, 2010
Goal 8: total weight loss at least 43 lbs by Nov 23, 2010
Goal 9: get to 229 lbs by Dec 11, 2010
Goal 10: total weight loss at least 53 lbs by Dec 24, 2010

I hope these are realistic.

Dec 24th will be 22 wks from when I decided I was fat as hell and not going to take it anymore.
Losing 2 lbs a wk would have me at a 44 lb loss by Dec 24th so I may be aiming a bit high.
I need to lose an average of 2.4 per wk to get to a 53 lbs total loss by Dec 24th and that means I need to survive Thanksgiving and Halloween and continue to lose.

I will also offer myself this statement: my total weight loss will be acceptable if it is between 22 to 66 lbs by Dec 24th which equals out to losing anywhere from 1 to 3 lbs per week. (And I am at a 30 lb loss since July 23rd as of today!)

And my promise to myself is this:

Whether I hit these goals in the time line I've listed or if it takes a little bit longer, I will celebrate the fact that every lb I lose - the healthier and happier I will be getting.

I have lost 10% of what I weighed on July 23rd!!!

weight: 249.6 lbs!

I am very proud of myself! I don't know if I can count this as my Oct 11th goal of weighing 249 -- I think I need to wait until I hit 249.0 although Hubs thinks I should count it right now :)

Set a new short-term goal

My new short-term goal is to hit 250.2 lbs.

Why?

Because that would be a 10% body weight loss since I first got fed up and commited myself to making a healthy lifestyle change.